2025 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Data Analytics is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #146 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 941 master's degrees in data analytics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Data Analytics School for Your Master's Degree

The data analytics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality data analytics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on data analytics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data analytics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt data analytics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data analytics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for data analytics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Analytics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Analytics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Data Analytics

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

79 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in data analytics has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

96 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

81 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a master's degree in data analytics. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in data analytics from DePaul University

4

Wright State University - Main Campus
Dayton, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Wright State University - Main Campus is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in data analytics. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from Wright State University - Main Campus

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	0
Michigan	211	1
Ohio	207	149
Indiana	191	0
Wisconsin	173	1

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Data Analytics Related Rankings by Major

Data Analytics is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Analytics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Analytics	566
Data Analytics, General	292
Financial Analytics	79
Data Analytics, Other	4

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Science	723
Computational Science	439
Sustainability Science	394
Human Computer Interaction	251
Data Science	226
Nutrition Science	133
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	117
Mathematics & Computer Science	92
International Studies	65
Museum Studies	46

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.